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Dr. Shihong Xu is currently an Associate Professor and Master's Supervisor at Central South University. He obtained his PhD from the University of South Australia in 2021, under the supervision of Professor William Skinner. His research primarily focuses on low-carbon and efficient comminution and liberation technology for mineral resources, surface chemistry and pulp chemistry of minerals during grinding, and sulfide mineral flotation. Dr. Xu has led nine national and provincial-level projects, including those funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, the Joint Funds of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the National Key R&D Program of China, and the Yunnan Provincial Major Science and Technology Project. In 2021, he was selected for the “International Postdoctoral Exchange Fellowship Program (Talent-Introduction Program).” Additionally, he was awarded the Norton Jackson Material Science and Engineering Medal in 2022.